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An Exploration of Factors that Contribute to Low Performance in Physics: A Case of a Secondary School in Kenya
(2015-08)The study reported in this paper aimed at exploring the factors that contribute to students’ low performance in physics. Study participants were 2 physics teachers (a male and a female) and 57 physics students (30 males ... -
Exploring internal auditor independence motivators: Kenyan perspective
(Science Publishing Group, 2014-03)The institute of internal auditors expressed the role of internal audit as that providing objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations. In performing thisrole ... -
Exploring the Changes of Resistant Genes Expression in Groundnuts (Arachis Hypogea) In Response to Aspergillus Flavus Exposure at Seedling Stage
(2020-07)Aspergillus flavus infect groundnut seeds and produce secondary metabolites, aflatoxins. The aflatoxins are associated with various diseases in domestic animals and humans globally. Mitigating the aflatoxin contamination ... -
Expression of metallothionein and tubulin in heavy metal-tolerant Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (Diptera:Culicidae).
(Elsevier, 2010)Anopheles mosquitoes have been shown to adapt to heavy metals in their natural habitats. In this study we explored the possibility of using Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto as bioreporters for environmental heavy metal ... -
Extension training for banana value addition among smallholder farmers in Meru and Tharaka-Nithi counties, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2021-04)Extension training is intended to increase the efficiency and performance of the human resource that acts responsibly in a society based on a communication interaction with knowledge sources. The main objective of this ... -
Extension-Market Linkages on Banana Commercialisation Among Smallholder Farmers in Meru Region, Kenya
(Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2022-01)The study examined the effect of extension-market linkages on banana commercialisation among smallholder farmers in the Meru region, Kenya. The study sampled 400 farmers from a target population of 288,802 from the Meru ... -
Extension-Market Linkages on Banana Commercialisation Among Smallholder Farmers in Meru Region, Kenya
(2022-01)The study examined the effect of extension-market linkages on banana commercialisation among smallholder farmers in the Meru region, Kenya. The study sampled 400 farmers from a target population of 288,802 from the Meru ... -
External debt servicing and Current account balance in Kenya
(2018-07)Kenya has experienced persistent current account deficits that have remained underneath the threshold that economists would consider sustainable. At the point when a nation runs steady current account deficit for a ... -
Extraction of Scene Text Information from Video
(Modern Education and Computer Science, 2016)In this paper, we present an approach for scene text extraction from natural scene video frames. We assumed that the planar surface contains text information in the natural scene, based on this assumption, we detect planar ... -
Extraction of Scene Text Information from Video
(2016-01)In this paper, we present an approach for scene text extraction from natural scene video frames. We assumed that the planar surface contains text information in the natural scene, based on this assumption, we detect planar ... -
Facilitators to Immediate Post Partum Intra Uterine Contraceptive Device Uptake among Mothers Delivering in Meru Hospital
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2019-04)Family planning allows people to attain their desired number of children and determine the spacing of pregnancies. It is important to promote uptake of family planning services because it is one of the four pillars of ... -
Factors affecting access of women enterprise funds by women groups in Nakuru West Sub-County, Kenya
(2016-10)Women’s involvement in entrepreneurship is necessary for economic growth of nations. Women in developed countries have access to capital and their acceptance as business owners has improved while in developing countries ... -
Factors affecting health seeking behaviour in hypertensive patients of Imenti North sub county, Kenya
(2021-01-14)Background: Prevalence of non-communicable diseases like hypertension is raising hence a burden to low resource countries like Kenya. Purpose of the study was to determine factors affecting health seeking behaviour in ... -
Factors Affecting Multiple Climate Change Adaptation Practices of Smallholder Farmers in lower Eastern Kenya
(Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2021-10)The study investigated the socioeconomic and institutional factors influencing uptake of multiple climate change adaptation practices among smallholder farmers in lower Eastern Kenya. Multistage sampling procedure was used ... -
Factors Contributing To Abortions among Youths Aged 18 -25 in Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital Nakuru
(2016)Background Worldwide, unsafe abortion persists as a serious and continuing public health challenge (WHO, 2011). Unsafe abortion mainly endangers women in developing countries where it is highly restricted by law and ... -
Factors Influencing Adoption of Improved Cultivars of Macadamia (Macadamia spp.) among Small-Scale Farmers in Embu County, Kenya
(Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2021-10)The study investigated the factors influencing adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia (Macadamia spp.) among small-scale farmers in Embu County, Kenya. Data was collected from a sample of 384 small-scale farmers obtained ... -
Factors influencing development of financial derivatives markets: a survey of listed companies in Kenya
(2013-05)The Kenyan economy is becoming more and more open with international trading constantly increasing and as a result Kenyan firms become moreexposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. The relative price changes ... -
Factors influencing Financial Management in Public Secondary Schools in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2016-09)Proper management of finances in secondary schools is very imperative to their operations. There are, however, serious financial challenges in public secondary schools in Kenya as characterized by unprecedented high fees ... -
Factors Influencing implementation of Public Financial Regulations by National Sub-County Treasuries in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2016-10)Regulation is amongst the central instruments through which governments seek to deliver on their policy priorities. However, a lack of consensus on how regulation should be conceptualized can make studying its nature and ... -
Factors Influencing Price Undercutting in The Insurance Sector in Nakuru County in Kenya
(2016-09)A number of insurance firms in Kenya have been facing several challenges. The competition has been stiff in the sector which has occasioned price undercutting. This has resulted in reduced revenue, mergers of insurance ...